FIA Appoints Two New Suppliers for Rallycross Championships

Motorsport governing body FIA have announced the appointment of two new suppliers for their Rallycross Championships.

The appointments follow a tendering process begun in June of 2013 and which centred on selection criteria aimed at reducing the cost of racing, ensuring sporting equity and safety, and guaranteeing the best possible product.

Cooper Tire Europe, through its Avon Tyres Motorsport division, has been designated as Single Tyre Supplier to both the FIA European and World Rallycross Championships. The agreement extends the company’s traditional relationship with the European Championship – to which it supplied tyres in 2013 to numerous competitors – but also includes the new World Rallycross Championship, which begins on May 3 in Portugal.

Avon Tyres Motorsport has also been added as a supplier. As a control tyre supplier, the company currently provides products to the British F3 and GT Championships, as well as the Dutch GT4 and Swedish GT series in Europe, the IMSA Prototype Lites, Pro-Mazda, Indy Lights and USF2000 series in the US, the Australian Formula Ford Championship and Abu Dhabi’s Gulf 12Hr event.